Details
The group comprises a meiping, late 19th-early 20th century, a conical wine cup, Republic period, and a saucer, 18th-19th century. The meiping is inscribed with an excerpt from a Ming dynasty poem by Gaoqi referring to the beauty of plum blossoms, preceded and followed by a leisure seal.
Meiping: 514 in. (13.4 cm.) high
Wine cup: 258 in. (6.7 cm.) diam.
Saucer: 418 in. (10.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Meiping:
Dr. Yale Kneeland, Jr. (1901-1970) Collection, New York.
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, accessioned in 1958.

Wine cup and saucer:
Samuel Wells Williams (1812-1884) Collection.
Frederick Wells Williams (1857-1928) Collection, by descent.
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, accessioned in 1928.
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